BS EN 61850-8-1:2004

This standard BS EN 61850-8-1:2004 Communication networks and systems in substations. Specific communication service mapping (SCSM) is classified in these ICS categories:

• 29.260.99 Other electrical equipment for working in special conditions
• 47.020.60 Electrical equipment of ships and of marine structures
• 33.200 Telecontrol. Telemetering

Specifies a method of exchanging time-critical and non-time-critical data through local-area networks by mapping ACSI to MMS and ISO/IEC 8802-3 frames. MMS services and protocol are specified to operate over full OSI and TCP compliant communications profiles. The use of MMS allows provisions for supporting both centralized and distributed architectures. This standard includes the exchange of real-time data indications, control operations, report notification.

This publication is of core relevance for Smart Grid.